Hiding in a haystack from Nazi guards, Nat Ross sought to conceal his identity by scraping the prisoner number tattoo from his forearm.⁠ ⁠ He failed and was captured. But they let him live.⁠ ⁠ That was one of several times during the Holocaust that Ross thought he’d end up in a mass grave.⁠ ⁠ He was liberated and eventually moved to the U.S.⁠ ⁠ On March 8, Ross celebrated his 100th birthday.⁠ ⁠ We asked for his secret to longevity.⁠ ⁠ Ross ignored the question and talked about the millions who did not survive the Holocaust. Those include his parents and five of his eight siblings.⁠ ⁠ “They took my family,” Ross said three times between heavy sobs.⁠ ⁠ Read his story at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ ✍️ : Paul Guzzo / Tampa Bay Times; 📷 : abaderphoto / Special to the Times